2023 Health Summit

The 2023 Health Summit is dedicated to population health with a focus on Louisiana`s women and children.

Key Topics

• Ways to better serve under resourced and marginalized communities that have diminished access to healthcare due to a lack of physicians and clinics in various care deserts
• Educating the community on the social, political, and cultural determinants that are negatively affecting health in the state of Louisiana such as family economic security, specifically for maternal child health
• The creation of the Office on Womens Health (OWH) and the impact the office could have on improving maternal and child health outcomes in Louisiana
• The importance and impact of civic participation and voting to the community and the direct correlation between voting and improving health policies and outcomes in Louisiana
• The creation of funded policies to better address the educational needs of youth in Louisiana
• The impact of trauma and ACEs on Louisiana youth and their relationship to community safety and population health